Backpack Guesthouse

Description - Hostel

We would like to welcome you to the Backpack Guesthouse, the first hostel in Budapest. Since 1992 we have been helping travellers explore our beautiful city and providing them with a home away from home and a temporary familly.

Probably one of the best Hostels in Eastern Europe, and a haven for individual travellers and small groups, over the past 16 years the Backpack Guesthouse has become more of a community than just a hostel. Located about 12 minutes from the city centre (with excellent transport links 24hrs), in a leafy residential street in Buda we have a magical chill out garden, with fruit trees, hammocks and a Mongolian Yurt.

Our friendly and well-travelled live-in staff, will do everything they can to make your stay as enjoyable as possible, making you feel at home, and helping you meet other travellers. We believe we can make most people happy. We always enjoy showing people Budapests underground attractions, and leading nightime missions. Alternativly you can stay at home, and relax in our large common room, complete with comfy couches, T. V, massive film collection and free Nargile (Turkish water-pipe).

Why not take advantage of our cheap beer and extensive music collection, cook in style in our large and well-equipped kitchen, complete with helpful communal food cupboard, or alternatively order in a gigantic pizza, or some local cuisine. Relax with a cup of free herbal tea or coffee on our balcony, surf our free internet/Wifi, or just hang out and chat to the staff!

We offer both large (10 bed) and small (5 bed) dorms, plus two doubles. Each room has a unique and colourful theme including Bob Marley, Aquarium and Goa, designed by a local Hungarian artist.

Whether you come for a short visit, or decidet to stay awhile, we hope you will enjoy living here as much as we do.

Available discounts

Booking and cancellation policy

a) for any 72+ hours advance notice: it does NOT provide any cancellation fee. Nonetheless, deposit and booking fee are no-refundable.

b) for any 72- hours advance notice or in case of a No-Show: if not otherwise reported by the establishment, the customer will be charged a cancellation fee corresponding to the price of the first night per person.

Both customer and establishment will receive an automated notification of the cancellation via e-mail. In every case, deposit and booking fee are no-refundable.

Location - Hostel

Takács Menyhért U.BudapestBudapest fővárosHungary 1113

Latitude: 47.4744, Longitude: 19.03051

How to get there

We are located in on the Buda side of the city, and are located on a small side street off Bartók Béla út. Easily accessible and close to trams and buses.

Directions from specific venues below...

From Keleti Pu.: Take bus 7 or 7/A (green numbers) in the direction of Bornemissza ter. Get off at the 5th stop after the river at Tetenyi ut. Walk under the railway bridge and turn left and we are in the third street on the right. (if you are coming from Vienna get off at Kelenfold Trainstaion and take tram 49 or 19 for 3 stops get off at the Tetenyi ut and walk under the railway bridge, turn left and we are on the third street on the right.

From Nyugati Pu.: Take the underground in the direction of Kobanya and get off at Ferenciek tere and from there take bus 7 or 7/A (green numbers) as above.

From Deli Pu.:Take tram number 18 or 61 and get off at Moricz Zsigmond korter and from there take bus 7 or 7/A for 2 stops get off at Tetenyi ut as above.

From Ferihegy Airport:take the Airport Minibus which will drop you off at our doors for about 10 Euro.